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'VHF. LOMDOW -JOURNALS. DA ILI' :Werth fi the Morning Papers, Feb. 9, 189-6, rnitITISII PRESS.] It gives us great pleasure to observe by the proceedings in Parliament last night, that `ilia Ma jesty's Government have taken on themselves the responsibility of suspending thelurther stamping of small notes. Mr. Berries explained very clearly the reason and. necessity of this measure. The intention of Government to amend the state of the circulation would to , a great extent have been defeated, if, during the interval since the hancellor of the Exchequer's notice and the passing of the Bill he will introduce; the country bankers had been enabled 'to avail themselves of the power of stamping any amount of situp notes they might have thought proper to have present. ed fora that purpose. Yet Mr. Calcraft, who wishes it to be understood that he means well to .the reformation of the paper currency, stigmatized this measure. as an " unprecedent ed stretch of authority," and warned his Ma jesty's Ministers that they had " taken upon themselves a heavy responsibility." Nothing perhaps, can be more disgusting than that facti ous spirit of opposition which thrusts itself for ward to thwart, as far as-possible, the accomp. lishment of a great public good, in order to gratify the cravings of party jealousy and dislike. Mr. K. Martin obtained leave to bring in a Bill forthe amendment of the Irish Election Laws, as regards tho voting of what are in that country termed freeholders. The proposed amendment is, that every forty.shillieg freeholder shalli on offering himself at the poll, be bound to produce a receipt for the payment of his rent as well as the register of his freehold, and that he shall not be allowed to vote till this diheharge be pro fleeted. In order to give ample time for the due consideration of the Bill, the, Honourable Gentle man intends to defer the second reading ant after the Easter holidays. [MEW rs.] The alarm which has lately been propagated in this country ► respecting the disturbances in the north-western part of India, originates in an erroneous idea of the class of men engaged in the affair. The ne►vspapers have called them Pin. darrees ; but the fact is, that the Pinderree . foree was entirely broken up flint destroyed by the ,grand military plan of the► Martinis of Hastings. On the borders of Cinch there have always been bodies of freebooters, called Khesas, who hang. loose upon► society, ettaching themselves sometimes to one Chieftain and sometimes to another, among the Ameers of Scind, as the Pindarrees did to the Milhrotta Chiefs►-. They resemble the Pindarrees in their general characteristics, and, in fact, haots been in the habit, for many years, of making in• cursions, and plundering the defenceless luhabi• tante of Catch. It has been the unfoctunate lot of (het country to be long subject to misgovern. mint under its native Princes. Society there, in consequence', is in a great measure dlsorgnuised, the. police is inefficient, nett numbers of men devote themselves to repine and violence. But it is rare that such a banditti become formidable► as enemies. A regular force has be►eu sent against these predatory hordes; and there can bJ little doubt but that they will soon disperscethem, and restore the country to at least a temporary calm. [TH E TIM E 5.3 We understand that a gentleman has berttep.. pointed to proceed to Madrid, us Commissioner on the intrt of, dui Etiglhh Oovernmesa; on some business connected with the 'liquidation of the claims of British subjects on Spain. Of those claims, which amount ' , principal and interest-in eluded, to little short of 3,000,006 i. sterling, not eve has been disposed of, though the coquidssiou fur aetetteiOng them, consisting of twp English ant' two Spanish Commissioners, has been in eAstence,'we believe,more than three years. By what arts of procrastination the affair was length ened out, by what evasions the evidence brought forward was resisted, and when that was no longer possible, the constant subterfuge of a refer. t4l ee to Madrid, on the plea that the Commis sioners were not vested with sufficient powers, Ore , well , known, to r the unfortunate claimants, Marty of whom' are suffering the severest prim., talons through titedehty ; Of an act of justice. We have of course no clue to the instructions given to Our Ambassador tit Madrid on thiS:suhject, rtor to the propositions which the new Commis; sinner will have to make, but we are sure that the tionotir of, the British Ministry has been teo tong trifled with, and that the character of the country, amid time interests of humanity, alike. re., quire that Spain should be compelled, if irossi- Lhr, to make reparation, A very singular measure—one indeed lespect ing the illegality of which we entertain no doubt --has been adopted by Government agni9st touutry bunks. We stated the circumstance in our journal of yesterday, and our statement was confirmed in the lion 4' of Commons last night. Orders bave been actually holutol to prohibit at once -the granting of stamps to country bankers for their notes of one or two pounds, Thi s i s Hu, sinking the Spanish dollar . ships before the de claration of war .was Issued. Mr. Caleraft had therefore just reason for asking in the House last night, whether such prohibition had been transmitted to the Stamp-office; and Mr. Herries had the warranty of the fact for answering in the alirmative. There are those who doubt whether t h e o ne and two pound notes ever can be called i n w ithout a national bankruptcy, or the 'nine tiara of intolerable distress on the country. 'fleas or.l Of Government, however, cuts the Gordian knot. Legal or illegal, we rejoice at the mea sure, anti' hope a bill of indemnity will be readily granted if required.—( [THE Eett ES ENT.III V 1.:.1 Frellell JoUrrials of life 6th awl 7th Instant retic44 town last night by express. The Etoile of yesterday contains en extract , from the dugs. ktirliVatette, in which it' ft asserted, that intelli gence from Bessarabia announces 66 the arrest of ' :four Generals and several Officersorho had been conducted into the interior." It is added, that ac cording to rumour, the tunny of Basearabia will be &banded. In the other Journals'we find communi , cations from various quarters of the Continent, all imputing the insurrectionary spirit manifested by the Russian army, to the secret influence of the Carbonari and otherrevolutionary sects. Although it can admit no rational doubt that the apprehen- Mons thus expressed are sincere, we cannot lose sight of the fact, that they emanate 'from those alarmists VOlO, - in every expression of popular opinion, affect to see the germinatino process of revolution. Assuming the defection of the army of Bessarabia to ha so deeply rooted as is now stated, bold must be the speculative politician,who shall assume to predict the ulterior consequences of an excitement so powerful in principle, and so contagious in its possible dissemination. It is quite apparent, that a Government ruling only by the force of a, devoted military esta blishment, must ever he in strict dependence on the feelings and opinions of the physical force by which it is supported. The Imperial Rulers of the Roman Empire were swept off in succession, by the licentious Prastorians 7 —who were, in fact, the imperium in imperio of Rome, us were the Strelitz of Russia, until the fabric of their power was dissolved. But although in annihilating the Strelitz Guards, the Czars were delivered from the despotism in which they had long been held, the people had no interest in the change. The domination of the military still remained pa ramount in Russia, such es it continues to this day ; and we may infer that the Czar now begins to' feel the absence of that moral power, -and secure defence, that can he derived only from the institutions of n Government in which the people, by their Constitutional Representatives, may be enabled to protect the head of the Monarchy, from the dictation of military power. rTHE PUTILIc LEDGER.T . W have received the Paris Papers of Monday and the Etoik of Tuesday.. The latter is forced to admit at last that' the late conspiracy in the Russian Capital had its ramifications in every corps of the army, and every province of the Em pire. In confirmation of this alarming opinion, it announces the arrest of four General Officers belonging to the Array of Observation on the Turkish frontiers, besides several officers attach- . ed to the staff-of the Sallie army. This plot, the authors of which are charged with aiming at the total subversion of the existing order of things,. and substituting for it one more in accord ance with the spirit of the age, is stated to be the groWth of several years. Daring this time it has b een wor kin g i ts Way * in such profound silence,. as to evade the vigilance of a Government proverbially watchluiond with such prodifilous success, as to render it a prObfem whether that Government will be able to put it dawn. The late Emperor had, however, if We are to believe the Etoi/c obtained some know. fudge, of its existence. n short time before his death, , and had even instructed General Czer niebeff to institute a rigid inquiry, which was only prevented by the fatal event which put an end to that and all the designs of that Monarch. But accident has brought to light, what the lynx-eyes of the Russlan police could not even get a glimpse of; and the deep veil of mystery in which a plot of so deep and extensive a character had been kept so long en veloped, is amongst the most. terrific of its fea tures. In the meantime, if any credit be due to an insinuation in the . Etoile, a considerable pro portion of the Russian Officers are privy to the design for affecting a change of Government ; and the men have been suspected, ever since their intercourse with the French, of having un dergone a complete revolution of feeling. But, if the anrs &Armee on the T ur ki s h f ront i ers is so infected with Carhonarism, as to give rise to a report, that it is intended to dis solve it, what must be the apprehensions of the Government with respect to the army in Georgia, which, on its return from France, was immediately ordered to proceed to that remote and inhospitable province, as a punishment for its liberal ideas ? Whether it will now take its revenge, or not, is a matter of vague opinion as yet ; but should it justify the apprehensions of which it line been so long the object, its example would prob►►bly act like wildfire on the rest of the army. But let us entertain better hopes — for the stoke of the politicol world is absolutely so unhinged at this moment, that a great consul. sion in any port of it would shake the whole to its very foundations. [MORNINO CMIONICUL] - We refer our readers to our report of the Meet ing for , furthering the election of Mr. Cobbett. His speech will no doubt be variously received, according to the relish people have for hearty prophecy. ft is amusing enough to hear him pre. dict tijut if the circulation in Scotland 'be paper, while gold and silver only circulate in England; ,the bushel of the wheat will be 10s. in the former country, and,Ss. 9d. hi the latter. Prophets have go. nerally on aversion to look backwards; they receive pleasure only in looking into futurity ; but if Mr. Cobbett had looked back a little, he would have found that the Scotch Iring had only a paper circu lation, while there were no small notes in England, and yet that the bushel of corn wns cheaper in Scotland than in Englund, by all the expellees of the transport to the latter latter country. if be had reflected a moment, he must have discovered that there cannot be two prices in two countries, be 'lween the corm nerce o f w hich ther e is no reside tion and that the continuance of en unfavour. able exchange for a very few month's, by forcing !the: Bankers to draw on London, would soon 'foie° them all to shut up shop. But we are amused with this, and we think people ought in general to be amused with it. Mr. Cobbett is is '(necessary part of a country like this ; for every class of men In Eogland ought to have a repro- Isentative. Yesterday was n Holiday at the Bank, but the transactions on the. Stock Exchange , were nu merous. In the morning,. jrt consequence of no new calitmity having berm announced, the Market 'appeared steady; but, 119 tim day advanced, fur ther alarms were excited as to the state of pub. Ore and private cregjit, and Consols for Account fell to 79. The Foreign Market also gave way in almost every description of. Stock. India Bonds, which were at 6 and 8 premium, fell to two discount, and India Stock fell four per cent. In fact, there was no relief to the general gloom which overwhelms the commercial world. There were numerous repoits of new,failures, some of which may be true, but others are without foun dation. Shares continue to fall, and for the best of them a purchaser can scarce be found, at any sacrifice, however great.—(!bid,) Lmantmet HERALD.] it does not appear to be the intention of Minis. tars to bring the Corn Laws under•the review of Parliament. this Session, and we think they are wise in postponing the consideration of the , subject for the present. Indeed, it would be difficult to say what particular good could result from any alteration that might be adopted in'the Corn systeni before next Session, while it is obvinus that by pasting over the present-period of alarm and excitement, men's - minds will be more likely to approach the question with the temper necessary for clear and dispassionate con sideration. When we assert that ,it would -be difficult to say what particular good could arise from an immediate alteration in the Corn. Laws, we do so under the impressimi that neither corn nor bread are at' the present time at an unrea sonable price. A great deal I; said about the com parative cheapness of provisions in France, How stands the fact as to corn ? The wheat in England is abotit 60 shillings, and we understand that in. France wheat of a similar quality is 45 shillings. The discrepancy, Is not, therefore, so very great, and consequently, so far as the price of bread affects the price of labour, the latter Cannot:be enhanced to any thing like the extent supposed by the silk' and other manufacturers of this kingdom. In fact we believe our manufacturers in general are tinder :a strange delusion.with regard to the price'of la hour, and the consequent cost of production in France compared with that in England. All the iaquiries which we have made on the subject tend to confirm this opinion. To postpone the question until next Session we think good for other reasons than what we have already stated. The next Session will be the opening of a new Parliament. The Members will have the pro spect of seven years of 'legislative existence before them—they will stand more Inde pendent thin they do at this (moment, when they are about to surrender back their political life to the hands froM which they received it. They will, at the commencement of a new career, be more disposed and better able to ex ercise their own judgment on such a question as the Corn Laws, because they will he more free from the immediate influence of their constituents, whether of the agricultural or manufacturing in. terest.- These two great classes unhappily, though perhaps naturally enough, look to their interests as separate and opposed. It is the duty of the statesman to blend and identify,them. It will be his task to teach each party to concede opfful . thing to the other, and he will consult the general welfare of the nation by the judicious protection of both. rstOßNiso Ppm] The Parliamentary Representation of so tinkuished a body as the University of Oxford is unquestionably one of the highest honours that can be conferred upon any public man. The ch9ice to be mad e by th e U n i vers i ty, on t h e occurrence of any vacancy, becomes naturally therefore a subject of general interest and curio sity; and the principles which ought, or which are expected to determine its choice, are pretty freely and extensively discussed. r-- Such a discussion is at this moment proeeeding, and we are induced to throw in-our small'con tribution of argument, certainly not from the vanity of supposing that learned body in need of any instruction, or even advice from us, but on account of some very Startling doctrines promul gated by others, who have kindly volunteered the assistance of their wisdom upon the occasion, It is attempted (contrary, we know, to the high feelings of the Right Hon. Gentleman himself ),we had almost said to hector the University into en offer of the vacant se a t t o M r. S ecretary Canning. We know not what d enunc i at i ons against bigotry, narrow-mindedn e ss, an d a ll such nonsens e , are vented by anticipation, perhapi insidiously, if it shall neglect to make such offer. Mr. Canning, we are well persuaded, will not feel any great obligation to thoactiVe, but weak or false - friends, who thus busy themselves on his behalf. We know as well as this most zealous even of his real friends (among whom we are proud to class our selves), how to value the high qunlifications of the' Right Honourable Secretary, Wp know that eminent Person to possess in no commo n measure all the rare and varied endow ments which form in their combination the graceful and accomplished Gentleman —the elegant and erudite Scholar—the prudent, and vigorous, and acute Statesman—the distinguished and commanding Senator. All this, we. should think, must also be perfectly well known to the University of Oxford. It is to us, however, we must own, a novel and startling doctrine, that any Corporation i s li a bl e to censure , because in a particular instance it does not suffer its value for individual merit, however splendid, to outweigh all the sound, and wholesome, and es tablished principles of Representation. It is no torious that upon one question—and that too a question which, whatever we or others may think of its intrinsic importance, is nt least the only political question involving any thing like a principl e yet remaining in debate—the opini ons o f Mr. Canning are di rec tly opposed to those of the University. Bigotry and- rancour every man must condem n ; b ut we h ave no w i s h to see the spirit of ac commo d at i on acqu i re such strength as to conv er t, consistency into crime, the mo re especially w h en we know that etch consi s t ency is founded upon the strictest principles of reason and rectitude, and of the soundest policy. There is no auth or i ty to which we cou ld appeal with greater confidence upon this subject than to the manly understanding and correct taste of Mr. Canning himstlf. Ile, we are persuaded, 13 not ambitious of a distinction, which, bestowed at the expense of conscientious consistency, would be Shorn of its brightest glory. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCEITMIT9tiRT, FED. 8. COOPER AND OTHERS V. PETO 4WD ,RENTON. Mr. TINNEY moved for an injunction to restrain the de fendant Fenton from handing over to the • other, defendant Peto the title:deediof a large hotel called Fenton's Hotel, in St. James's -street, upon an affidavit which stated that Messrs. Cooper, who were eminent upholsterers, had fitted up the said hotel for Fenton, at a n ex p ence of 12,0001.•;• and that, in con sideration of their doing so, he had agreed to give them a mort gage on the said hotel ; b ut t h at on Thursday last, when they waited on . Mr. Fenton's solicitor, respecting such mortgage, they were informed that Mr. Peto was to have a prior mortgage on the hotel for securing very large sum • whereas they verily believed, that at the tim e F en t on entere d the above-men tioned agreement with them, the said property was wholly un incum bored. His Hotiotin observed, thee there was no need for the inter ference of the Court, for if the plaintiff's bill had been served on the defendants, or left at their residence, as personal service was not' necessary, the defendant Peto could not, after such service, acquire any additional title by getting possession of the deeds, so as to prejudice th e i nterests o f the plaintiffs. WATERS v. TAYLOR. This was an exception taken by the plaintiff' to the Master's report, allowing a c h arge o f 6001. upon the O pera -house to a M - r. Bevan. The circumstances of this case were extremely in tricate, and in nowise int e re s ti ng , except i ng to t h e - parties con . cerned. After Mr. Sugden had been heard in opposition to the report, 'his Honour directed the case to stand over untill morrow, to give the Counsel an opportunity of examining into some material facts with greater accuracy, so that they might be enabled to state them more clearly to the Court to-morrow. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FED. 8. THE XING y. , STEVENS.---THE KING V. RICHARD& These were Indictments for perjury, similar in substance and form, respectively preferred against the defendants for perjury, by Mr. liaise, of St. Ives. 4 The parties were wit. nesses against Mr. Heise on a prosecution instituted against him for bribery at the election for that place, on which he was convicted ; but a rule for a new trial was granted, and notwithstanding tire affidavits of the defendants, was made lib: solute.. The first five counts of the present Indictments' charged each of the d e f en d ants w i t h-perjury in his evidence at Mr. fialse's trial ; the. last count with perjury in an affidavit made in opposition to the rule for a second inquiry. On these Indictments the defendants were convicted at the Spring As. : sizes for Cornwall; but. rules were granted for arresting the * judgment. The objection raised to the first five counts was, that they alleged that the defendant, desiring to procure Mr. liaise to be wrongfully convicted, falsely anti maliciously gave the evidence on which perjury was assigned, without showing that he swo re " w ilf u ll y and corruptly.' The objection to the last count framed on the affidavit, that all the evidence given 1 by the deponent on the trial was true," was,.-that it merely charged " that aid evidence was false in the particulars assign. ed and set forth in the first count," without showing what these particulars werey or distinctly averring that the party was duly .sworn as a witness. • Mr. AlANtlirto and Mr.. Sergeant WILDE now showed cause against the rule, and contended that the indictments were sufficient, inasmuch as the first ,five counts, alleging an evil motive, and then a false and malicioui deposition, subitantially charged all the ingredi ents o f per j ury ; and that the last count was good, by reference to the first, which supplied all that was wanting. ' • Mr. L. F. WILLIAI4B,-Mr. BAYLEY, and Mr. CARTER, for the defendants,, urged that the indictments were in the first five counts inartificial, and in thelast uncertain. The COURT held all the counts bad.- The words " wilful and corrupt" were, ` Or one of them, a t l east , was essential to the legal description of perjury •, and the reference to the first ,count could not Impart into the rest all-the allegations, that the defendants were sworn, that they gave evidence, and that such evidence was false. They therefore arrested thejudiiinent. TilE KING EDWARD. PARR. This was an indictment against the defendant for keeping a. disorderly house In the parish of St. Pancras, which was tried before the Lord Chief Justice at the sittings after Trinity Term. The defendant had been previously convicted of a si milar offence; byt it was alleged on his behalf at the trial, that he had, before the time specified in the present indictment, given up all interest in the house. On- this question, contra dictory evidence was offered, chie fl y f rom women residing In the house ; and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. So.auLETT now, on behalf of the parish, moved for judgment. Air. lirtonntcx,.for the defendant, pntsuant to leavepresis candy given, moved' tor a new trial, and,produced affidavits"' the object of which was to show that the defendant had ceased to have any interest in the house, and ltd probably been ails taken for his successor. The COURT held that there was no groundtfor disttirbing the verdict ; - and after heating an affidavit of the defendant, that he had altogether refrained from committing the offence since the indictment was preferred, sentenced him to be impri soned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction, at Clerkenwell, for six calendar months. • In consequence of the press of business towards the close of the terhi, the Court sat till 5 o'clock. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEB. 8. YItISAIIIII V. CLEMENT. • This was an action fora libel inserted in the Morning Chro nicle, of which the defendant is the proprietor. The libel re. flected on the plaintiff's character as .Minister Plenipotentiary and Ambassador Extraordinary front the Republic of Chile to the Courts of Europe, and more particularly to the country, in which he negotiated a loan far 1,09,0001. for the service of the Republic ; and be was by inuepdo . charged with ha v i ng made free with 200,0001. of th e l o a n , with Which he set off to Paris, where he lived in a style of princely rnagniticence. The _plaintiff Obtained a ver di ct and 001. dam ages , but. iberty was given to die defendant to move to enter nnonsuit, &c. Sergeant Tamps , on a - former day obtained a rule to move for a new trial s or to set aside the verdict, on the ground that the Republic of Chile had not beep proved to be an inde pendent recognized State, and that,. consequently, the plainti ff ' could have sustain e d, no •injury m his assumed character, having acted illegally in negotiating a loan in this country, as the Republic of Chile had not been 'reconized by' our Govern- , ment, nor the plaintiff received at Court in his character of Ambassador, which allegation had notbeen satisfactorily proved. Mt. Sergeant VAUGHAN now opposed the rule at great length, contending that it was a libel on the plaindrs moral character in his individual sapacity, and that the allegation of his having been an accredited agent from a sovereign state had been'proved. The Loins Critics* JUSTICE said that It must be a sovereign state before he could be recognized. Mr. Sergeant Vatipitasr said that it was a sovereign state, although mot recognized by the Government of the country to which lie w as sent . He Lilted Groans in support of his argu ment i that celebrated writer on the law of nations had said that a community of individuals associated for . mutual advan tage, and forming a body politic, constituted an •independent estate ; and again, that every nation which governed itself was sovereign state, a nd h a d a r i g h t to ma k e a figure, and to be re ceived in the grand society of umbels. The liORI) CHIEF JUSTICE..-IVC all knew that the am. bassadors of Oliver Cromwell were treated by Foreign Powers - with es much respect as those of any King or England. Hwy,, province or state throws tattle parent state, and establishes -tit Independence, it acts for itself, although not recognised by the perent state. Did not all the states of Europe. recognize America, and we Holland ? Wicquefort, a tainliterof George, the First, was a high authority on the eight of ambassadors ; for, writingon the subject, he said that the DUtch, after hav ing declared their abjuration from Spain, lied rent ambassa dors to Henry 111. o f France who refused to receive them as ambassadors, because Holland had not styled th em so , for t h e country sen ding always ave the charact er; b ut t h ey were even tually acknowledged in t h eir proper de s i gn a t i on . Mr. SeNeant Vaughan then cited the case of." Tollyet v. Ogden," in Henry Blackstone, being an action on a bond be tween two British subjects during the American war, and tried in the Cou r t o f Ki ng ' s Bench, Ile also cited the case of" Nutt v. Wright?" 149 li. Bleclaitone; and t h e case of " the Canton of Berne" in 9 Vevey. In the last case the Government of Berne had invested monies in the English funds. nod a now Govern. ment taking possession oflierne during the French Iteiolution, they moved to restrain the Bank of England from permitting the money to be tr a n s fe rre d. Th e Lord Chancellor at first doubted on the subject., as the old Government said that the hew one not having been recognized, could not be heard In Court. His Lordship, however, reconsidering the point as a Judge, and not as a Member of the Government, found that his first impression would not do, so that his mind was grow. ing, but growing by very slow degrees, to the decision to which it ultimately came. Lord Thialow, assisted by Lord Kenyon and Lord Eldon, thus decided the question of recognition. The Learned Sergeant then discussed time question of legality as af fecting the plaintiff's conduct in. negotiating th e l oan , li e concluded by saying that Chile was an independent itate—that the plaintiff' was its accredited agent—and that the defendant, under the name of a comment on the contract for the loan, had gone out of his way by writing a gross libel on the plaintiff's character. Mr. Serjeant TADDY, for the defendant, contended that his Learned Friend had not proved any of his three propositions— first, that Odle 'was an independent State—second, that the plaintiff had been appointed Lnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary —and thirdly, that he had been atithofixed, em. powered, and directed ca p .egiate a loan in this country. thotius, book 1. see. I. ll, had said that every nation was ca state independent of others. All tvriteraagree, that to mob' a state to send Ambassadors, it must be independent. Lor 'Bynkershoek, said that Phillip 11. had put two Ambassador to death, because they had gone to him without leave. Atr bassaders could not be sent by part of a State, and the Republi of Chile had only two provinces and a half out of three. Am bassadors were sent by the Republic of Genoa to Philip, wh refused to receive them, because a faction existed in the state s the time, and he did not know which party held the Governmeni The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—And we acted on it in th, present case; for Mr. Canning did not receive The plaintiff it his character of ambassador till he should ascertain that Chili was independent. Mr. Sergeant 'FADDY said, how could this country °onside! any part of the state of Spain, not recognized by Spain, as or independent state ? The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, that the case of the !nip Mary, decided in the Admiralty Court, was iii favour of tht defendant's case. The brig had anchored near the port of La. guira, in Venezuela, then in possession of the insurgents ; bui the Spanish troops coming down, two Englisk.gentlemen, wlic owned the cargo, and some of the inhabitants, hurried on board her. The English brig of war Heron cut her out, and the Government of Venezuela claimed her on the ground of the neutrality having been broken. Lord Stowell decided, that as the Government of Venezuela was not recognized, it could not claim. Mr. Sergeant PADDY said that thb Judges in Elizabeth's time, when she had acknowledged Holland, did not dare to differ with her. The LORD bniEr JUSTICE was happy that he aid not live in those times. -Mr. Sergeant TADDY said that su pp os i ng on l y two o f the provinces had declared themselves independent, and the other adhered to Spain, could the t wo sen d A m b assadors ? •Grotius, 2 book, c. 18, sec. 2 and 3, discussed the question whether parts of a constituted State could send Ambassadors, and he was of opinion that they . could not. But Bynkershoe k disagreed with him, referring to the dispute between Philip and his sons, and . said that for certain, Powers, or necessity they must send Am bassadors to each other. But these writers generally treated this matter in so large and abstract a view, as to mak e it diffi cult to bring theta facts. The Learned ergeant then alluded to dig case of .51‘Gregor and Thwaires. The LouD CHIEF JUSTICE asked whether 111 1 0regor got irt verdict ? , - Mr. Sergeant TADDIr said that he did not get n beneficial verdict.—(Laughter.)-tie then contend e d thq the present loan was not legal, and if not legal, it was no loan al all, nor was the allegation affecting his character proved. S u pp ose a man was libelled in his business, and that he proved to be a s muggler, the allegation could n o t b e proved, And no damages would be obtained. Mr. Justice Paftr.—Suppotie he sold spirits, and they all proved to be smuggled ; is he not a dealer in spirits ? Mr. Sergeant TaDDY—No, not a dealer at all, because A dealer implies legality. Be then illustrated his argument by other cases one of which was a lib e l respecting prize-fighting and sparri n g, where an acad em y had been set up for fencing and sparring, &c., and in which Lord Chief Justice DAIIO had directed the jury to find a verdict for the plaintiff; but they fbund for the defendant; and the Court afterwards refused to disturb the verdict. He concluded by saying that the loan was illegal, and that therefore the plaintiff had not suffered in character. Mr. Justice GASELEE asked if the charge of stealing IYIT of the money did not affect his moral character ? Mr. Sergeant PADDY said the whole case was so mixed up, .that the question of fraud was not di►tinguishable. Mr, Sergeant SPANKIE was about to follow on the same side,' but The C OURT said there was no time. The argumenr mint be adjourned. HIGH COURT OF AIIMIRALTY, FEB. B. SLAVES SEIZED AT TOItTOLA, This was an appeal from the judgment of the Vlee - A dfri _a l ‘ ralty Court of Tortola, one of the Virgin Isles. It lipPolini that the Messrs. 11111 and Sons, executors of the late,EdwaD• Bill, possessed estates in the Islands of Tortola, St. Jo,llll,,tt and Porto Rico. Th ose Gentlemen had been in the D tl of going from Tortola, where th e y usua ll y res id e d, t° , ~; anti superintend thei r ot h er estates, and -in so tieing, it usual for them to take with them some of the slaves attach' ed to their residence in the Island of Tortola. Tbe hot mentioned island is one of the Virgin Isles, belonell to Great Britain ; the others, Saint John's, belongs to s i n' mark, and Porto Rico belongs to Spain. Those a ent l, men remained for a short time, visiting and ,superinteL ing then estates, and then they . returned — to Tortola, h i r",„; ing the slaves along with them who had accompanied toe - ",' .un their excursion. On their return, and bad been employed in their usual occupations in the iellnr they were taken into custody as being forfeited under we poetsion of the Acts 46th and 47th of the lute The•first of these Acts prohibits . aliy British subject from cat' eller those get rying any slaves, or being accessary to the carrying 44Y from any British colony, to any eolony, island, or state unties the dominion of any foreign power, excepting ouly eue l , ll3 ,,„ v a c as are, or may be employed about the person, or domestic cerns of their masters. The other, viz. the 47th of the lute Ring, which goes to the abolition of slavery altogether, Pre vrn the carrying of slaves by any subject of these-realms frent3 foreign port to a foreign port. Time p D enalties for a breitSl_l2,: those Acts are , t h e forfeiture of the ships and slaves found 'aPP gressing those Acts. whoD oacrteortJheealisiessE ri rs a . i i ipared l f . o h r e tlie .ea r rn es e pr t o r e tt i s ar fn itli % . C i l b l , e g: those eight slaves were seized on the 26th of FebruarYe,,,h and informations were libelled against them on the of . x . following., On the 20th of the same menth,' witnesses wer?„` .. .,,„ amined on behalf of the executors of the deceased Mr. Mu th , On the 26th of May, 1824, the case came on to be heard in Vice-Admiralty Court of the Island 'of Tortola. The Judgeht of that Court gave judgment, ufter mature cieliberntientiiiii Op slaves should be restored to their masters, the Me" Learn ed and both parties should . pay their own costs. Thcthere Judge was actuated in this decision by considering tha t pa was an apparent show of justice on the part of the seizors, in that they should be indemnified for- snaking the seizfl. l ; consequence of thi s decision, the seizors have brought peal before thi s C ourt, .to have this judgment reverse," tie submitted that the sentence of the Court below should be con firmed. 'Sir Citn isToeisEn Ronixsose appeared on the other side. He said that thi s - case was of censiderable importune ° Trothnee with respect "to the facts and the law that the sentence Should be corrected by the Court: iour Lordsh l P o etet know from what you have just heard, what is the "A c t o of f. ptlaiisrliatttnroesnete,utii,o,nhich It vro is hi e bi sr ts oun E dV gli o s hi me a n n e f x ro p i r n ess tran:; , forting 'drives to 'any other colony, and treating th e .,_ lll b te a slaves. With respect . to such a practice, it cannot be,uv il an d that great mischief must inevitably result treat 't ; that the sentence of the Cuyrt below is erroneou s. , In the first . place,' the slaves were, by suc h prac t ice, the moved front under die centroul which is exercised V, Legislature of this cou ntry over the Management of the stavo in etIOSe islands ; but st ill greater mischief must happen by ihe b trill& in slaves being carried on i n v i o l ation of the Act for the , abolition of slaVerye The facts of th e case are these those Gentlemen are seised of estates in Tortola, Saint John P ' and Porto-Rico, are in the habit of taking with them parties' lar slaves from their estates i n T orto l a , and they are in t,"l habit of sending them f rom the above -named island to Ss'" John's, and thence to Porto-Ricci. This is a liberty taken bY those gentlemen net a t a ll warranted by the law. All there Ring, which are contrary, both to the 46th and 47th of the la Ring, which were enacted for the abolition of the slave tretlo , -,;. lie requested his Lo r d s hi p ' s attention to this Act. It would b e his Lordship's recollection, that in the 46th George 1 1.1 .- clr i i 52, sec. 1, It s h a ll not b e lawful to send, oc carry,•or s9l;,:n in sending or currying, ant' slave. to any port of any fur e „le state or power ; that any slaves who should he so carried, s l 4: ° ;s e be forfeited." Th ose were the words used In the Act. '4'l ill are also some of the words which are still more particular,. ol l the second section of the Act, " no person, or persons, shams carry, convey, or send, or in any manner abet or assist ft* senor ing, slaves from any port of Africa, toasty state or Power' t ot the provision of any Foreign Prince." Those words bear tt_. c ., particularly on the case now before the Court : he would th fore submit In argument, that the information was n'ellft nin and that the seizors were authorised in their caption. a s et h P r * Dr. LusititeuTme, who was on the . same -t . v ergt Jones, said, that the true intent of the Act was not to P h r es tic masters from being accompanied by slaves for doing do t 4, go PUrpo3e3; hue merely to prevent them from being exl )°r s eise any foreign colony. It would be disadvantageous theor litruself, to prevent him attending his master for domest ic ! ? poses. It Is usu a l f or masters to take a large retinue with thennit'ase place to place, and it is said t o b e requ i site i n t h ose hot Whatever may be th e l aw on offences of this descriptlit' ot . by was never us e o f t h ose offences meant to be g ~s e uarded atis`P's. the Legislature. This w as cl e a r , t h at the slaves in il luo tion belonged to t h e estate of Messrs. Hill, and were , for the.onliary purposes of domestic affairs, not for la ee , poles of the ship. lie felt that they were entitled tr!,`,„ se if vourable consideration of his Lordship. Front the evide nce 's appears - that those slaves were only absent from their IT ssi ele, residence in the island of Totola ten days. It Was not 1 11 ',,,„ere therefore, to contend that those slaVes veers intended for whin. —ewe arguments. Sir V e t a n se rs s r lo o o r d n: e t r rep lied O n 2: xtt a yo tat Session n le f e r at r IL' or Printed and Published for the PItOpitfETOBS, 3t the OFFICE, Na. 112, Strand, by J. B. CansT